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1. News - World - UNITED STATES

   McDonald’s sales fall again amid weakness in Asia

   Posted Feb 09th 2013, 07:36pm by Associated Press in New York

   ... is a key metric because it strips out the volatility of newly opened and closed locations. After years of outperforming rivals, McDonald’s has been struggling amid intensifying competition ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/1146950/mcdonalds-sales-fall-again-amid-weakness-asia
2. Business - Companies - POINT OF LAW

   When advantage becomes a bribe

   Posted Feb 06th 2013, 12:00am by ELIZABETH MCDONALD

   ... Business Companies Bribery Law Seasonal Gifts Elizabeth MacDonald With corporate gift giving in full swing for the Year of the Snake, Deacons lawyer Elizabeth MacDonald has a reminder of HK's bribery rules What is a bribe? Hong Kong's Prevention ...

   http://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1143854/when-advantage-becomes-bribe
3. Lifting the veil

   Posted Sep 16th 2007, 12:00am by Angus McDonald

   ... Geography Cities Along the Silk Road Kyrgyzstan Bishkek Kyrgyzstan offers a landscape of rugged magnificence and, since the collapse of the Soviet Union, the country has been cashing in on it. Angus McDonald reports. For most travellers, the former Soviet republics of Central Asia - commonly known as the 'stans' - are a hard nut to crack. The allure of the Silk Road, ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/608006/lifting-veil
4. Out of steppe

   Posted Aug 29th 2007, 12:00am by Angus McDonald

   ... The former Soviet state of Turkmenistan is Central Asia's answer to Kim Jong-il's hermit kingdom, writes Angus McDonald I fly into Ashgabat from Baku, arriving late in the evening, and I realise straight away that it's an odd place. Enormous buildings line the boulevard into the city: spanking new, gloriously lit, gleaming white ... but with dark interiors ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/605860/out-steppe
5. End of the road

   Posted Apr 08th 2007, 12:00am by Angus McDonald

   ... Tajikistan It once straddled the Silk Route but these days, Tajikistan is far from the beaten track and home to a surprisingly charming mixture of cultures, writes Angus McDonald. Tajikistan is not the easiest place to reach. After a couple of false starts, including a not very sensible plan to go overland through Afghanistan, I finally find a flight from Kabul on an ancient ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/588153/end-road
6. Detours

   Posted Oct 28th 2003, 12:00am by Angus McDonald

   ... Geography Hospitality Water Contact Details Quotation Bouncing and twisting through the foaming rapids of the Mekong is a breathtaking way to experience the pristine interior of Laos, says Angus McDonald ...

   http://beta.scmp.com/article/432544/detours
7. Wild harvest

   Posted Nov 25th 2003, 12:00am by Angus McDonald

   ... Hospitality Contact Details Quotation Vat Phou In southern Laos, away from the usual tourist haunts, Angus McDonald finds a land of stunning beauty, sudden dangers and unexpected bliss THE FIRST THING ...

   http://beta.scmp.com/article/435757/wild-harvest
8. Love across the divide

   Posted Aug 30th 2003, 12:00am by Angus McDonald

   ... A growing number of Tibetan men are swapping life in the mountains for romance with foreign women. But, as Angus McDonald reports, not all their stories have a happy ending ON THE ROOFTOP terrace of Dharamsala's Tsongkha Restaurant, Rinchen, a 21-year-old with a neat plait of jet black hair and a drop earring, is talking about his Canadian girlfriend, whom he met at a party ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/426275/love-across-divide
9. Putting on a 'McHappy' face

   Posted Apr 10th 2010, 12:00am by Staff Reporter

   ... the crisis, and that is exactly what Ronald McDonald House (RMH) aims to provide. Located opposite the Prince of Wales Hospital in Sha Tin, it is a short-term residential facility where ...

   http://beta.scmp.com/article/711050/putting-mchappy-face
10. Magazines - 48hrs - GO

    Happy glampers

    Posted May 23rd 2013, 12:00am by HOLLY MCDONALD (PSEUD. FOR SAMANTHA BROWN)

    ... Magazines 48hrs Holly McDonald Luxury camping on a beach on Lombok ticks all the boxes, writes Holly McDonald Remote; beachfront; quiet; romantic: the new Jeeva Beloam Beach Camp on Indonesia's Lombok ticked all the boxes - and even managed some moody weather for my two-night stay. Its location, 90 minutes from the island's airport, the last 11 kilometres over a bumpy, ...

    http://www.scmp.com/magazines/48hrs/article/1239928/happy-glampers

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